Putin pointed to the declaration of war on the Russian world by the West

War has been declared on the Russian world. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, December 20.

"Colleagues from the State Duma spoke, saying that the Russian world has been declared war. So it is," the Russian leader said at a meeting of the State Council on family support.

Earlier, on November 4, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at the international science fiction symposium-exhibition "Creating the Future" that the West, by imposing more than 21 thousand sanctions against Russia, revives the spirit of the Cold War and harms not only developing countries, but also itself. He noted that as part of the hybrid war, the West has imposed sanctions in the spheres of economy, finance, trade, investment, media, culture, sports and others.

Western countries have increased sanctions pressure on Moscow against the background of the special operation to protect Donbass, the start of which Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24, 2022.